Elder Paul Williams passes into the Spirit World
AN Head Office (Nipissing First Nation) May 9, 2017 – Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee offers his condolences to friends and family in Wiikwemkoong Unceded...
Standing up against racism one step at a time
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Red Rock Indian Band’s Ashley Nurmela was pleased with the turnout for her third Stand Up In Unity Against Racism campaign...
Team Ontario heads to finals shooting for gold
BRITISH COLUMBIA—The British Columbia home team bent to the incredible performance by Ontario’s men’s team in the decisive game May 5 to see who would...
Opinion: Sinixt Hunting Rights decision has potential for wider impact
By Karl Hele Ruling in March 2017, that a member of the ‘extinct’ Sinixt First Nation has existing Indigenous rights to hunt, a judge in...
Family is community, family is your clan
By Marci Becking TORONTO – “CAS is an industry. Our kids aren’t for sale. We have a law and a proposed system that will work,”...
Team Ontario triumphant in first games at National Championships
By Laura Robinson BRITISH COLUMBIA—While the women’s team blew through Team Eastern Door and the North to finish 4-1 at the Lake Cowichican arena, Team...
Louis Riel the opera revived for Canada 150 celebration
By Kristin Grant TORONTO—In the late 19th century, Métis leader Louis Riel prophetically proclaimed that “my people will sleep for one hundred years, but when...
Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council concludes first visit to Ottawa
Youth met with various MPs and national leaders to discuss truth and reconciliation, youth engagement. OTTAWA, ON (May 5, 2017) – The Beausoleil First Nation...
Alberta to Serpent River – A Walk Uniting Our Families
By Kelly Anne Smith SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION—It was a long way home after sacrificing years away to reunite her own family. Janet Day’s brother...
Assembly of First Nations supports Mother Earth Water Walkers in their journey around the Great Lakes
OTTAWA, ON (May 4, 2017)–Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde and AFN Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day issued the following statements today...
New team clinches first place title at mixed bonspiel
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Arti Jalkanen rink took home first place honours at the 40th annual Northern Ontario Native Mixed Bonspiel, held April 7-9...
Aamjiwnaang Heritage and Culture group bring organized dance to community
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—As the powwow music streams through the speakers, three-and-a-half-year-old Theo Wolfe, dressed in a headdress handmade by his grandmother, follows...
Joint Declaration between the Anishinabek Nation and the Iroquois Caucus on the transport and abandonment of radioactive waste
LAC LEAMY, QC (May 2, 2017)—The Anishinabek Nation and Iroquois Caucus have unified and strongly oppose the transportation of highly radioactive liquid material from Chalk...
Where the streets have an old name
By Rick Garrick TORONTO—Two historic Indigenous trails in the Toronto area are marked with Anishinaabemowin signs at the corners of Spadina and Dupont, Spadina and...
Sault College receives prestigious national award
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON (May 1, 2017)–Sault College has received national recognition for its ongoing, strong commitment to Indigenous education. Today, representatives from Sault College...